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Samut Songkhram Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

town in Samut Songkhram province, Thailand

About Samut Songkhram

Samut Songkhram is a small province not far from Bangkok. Samut Songkhram is 72 km from Bangkok, covering an area of 416 km². It takes a little more than one hour to reach the province. For those who enjoy cultural tourism and traditional ways of life, this province has much to offer. For example, the people here earn a living from vegetable and fruit farming, and coconut palm sugar simmering. Furthermore, theTha Kha Floating Marketstill maintains the traditional way of life of a community by a canal. There is no evidence to indicate the establishment of the city of Samut Songkhram. It is presumed to have been a former district of Ratchaburi called "Suan Nok" (outside garden). Then, during the transition from the Ayutthaya to the Thon Buri periods, it was separated from Ratchaburi and name

Top Attractions in Samut Songkhram

Explore the best things to see and do in Samut Songkhram:

  • Amphawa
  • Mae Klong Railway Market

Samut Songkhram Travel Guide Sections

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